Carol, I have two things to say. First, the chapters following the part where Lois was drugged (and raped?) have been absolutely delightful. Beautifully told, wonderfully paced, and fantastically portraying the slowly awakening young love between Lois and Clark.
That said.... ouch. Carol, I have to confess... I pretty much hate it when Lois has a child by another man. It's worse than that. I resent the poor kid. I want him or her to go away, to evaporate. Please accept that I feel that way because Lois and Clark are my favorite make-believe couple, and few things ruin them for me as the presence of Lois's kid by another man. (I don't know if this is going to sound even more offending than anything I've said before, but I particularly hope that Lois's kid by another man isn't going to be a girl, as if her girly cuteness is going to 'make up' for the fact that she isn't Clark's child.)
That said... Carol, you have set up this story perfectly. I can see the logic of it all. Of course Lois is going to be pregnant. Of course everybody is going to think that her child is Clark's child. And of course it isn't going to be Clark's child.
Or is it? Going to be Clark's child, I mean. It is possible. Lois and Clark did not knowingly have sex, but does that mean that they did not have sex? Think of the strange and vivid dreams of kissing each other that both of them remembered having in the morning. And when Lois was in the shower, she said that she hurt in places that she didn't even know existed - now that is suggestive to me.
Well! Whatever happens, this is a brilliantly told tale!
Ann
